For more than a decade, Tegmark’s organization, the Future of Life Institute, had been trying to raise the alarm that advanced AI could be catastrophic to humanity. Shortly after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the Future of Life Institute made a famous call for a pause in the most advanced AI development. (Hagey & Schechner, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBeginning with the inauguration of Donald Trump, take a quick look back at all that happened in 2025. (Li, Vox)
Read MoreRespondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say " 6-7 ” is “cooked” and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year. Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual “Banished Words List,” released Thursday by Lake Superior State University. (Williams, AP News)
Read MoreDry January was started by a British woman named Emily Robinson. She signed up for a half-marathon in February 2011 and decided to stay away from alcohol for the month of January in order to prepare. (Rampton, Mental Floss)
Read MoreThe oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026. The generation that twirled the first plastic hula hoops and dressed up the first Barbie dolls, embraced the TV age, blissed out at Woodstock and protested and fought in the Vietnam War — the cohort that didn’t trust anyone over age 30 — now is contributing to the overall aging of America. (Schneider, AP News)
Read MoreThis past year we saw big changes under the second Trump administration as well as violence in the US and abroad. The news team looked back on what we covered to rank what we saw as the most significant developments for the church. (Christianity Today)
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